Fire Service Day observed in Amritsar

Amritsar: Employees of Fire Brigade Department observed National Fire Service Day at Civil Lines fire office here on Wednesday. Lovepreet Singh, Divisional Fire Officer, said, “While observing the day, a 2-minute silence was observed in remembrance of our martyred firefighters. Fire Safety Week also started from today. Awareness will be spread through mock drills at various places like schools, colleges, hospitals, hotels, factories and other public places.” The day is observed on April 14 every year to pay homage to the incredible commitment and sacrifice by 71 fire service personnel during a mishap in 1944 on this day. “Several firefighters were seriously injured in an explosion at a factory in Ludhiana on May 11, 2017. The building collapsed due to an explosion during a fire at a factory in Ludhiana on November 20, 2017, in which 9 fire service firefighters were killed. We remembered them all,” said Lovepreet Singh. TNS

Tributes paid to Dr BR Ambedkar

Tarn Taran: Various social organisations and political parties paid floral tributes to Dr BR Ambedkar on his 130th birth anniversary on Wednesday. In the virtual district-level function chaired by Capt Amarinder Singh, MLA Dr Dharamber Agnihotri and Deputy Commissioner Kulwant Singh, among others, paid tributes to Dr Ambedkar . The MLA highlighted pro-poor policies of the state government on the occasion. Prithipal Singh Marimegha of the CPI while addressing a rally organised by the All India Kisan Sabha and the FCI Workers Palledar Union in Harike Pattan condemned the Centre, which was trying its best efforts to change fundamental spirit of the Constitution, which gives special rights to the Scheduled Caste in the form of reservation in jobs. The Safai Sewak Union led by Romesh Kumar Shergill remembered Dr Ambedkar and demanded better job avenues for weaker sections. OC